| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1979–80 |
| Prev Year: | 1978–79 |
| Next Year: | 1980–81 |
| Team: | Missouri Tigers |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Coachrank: | 14 |
| Aprank: | 16 |
| Record: | 25–6 |
| Conf Record: | 11–3 |
| Head Coach: | Norm Stewart |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Gary Garner |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Larry Drew |
| Arena: | Hearnes Center |
| Champion: | Big Eight regular season champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Regional semifinals, L 68–83 vs. LSU |
The 1979–80 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by legendary coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big 8 regular season title by three games, but were upset in the semifinal round of the Big 8 Tournament. Missouri reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Louisiana State to finish with a 25–6 record (11–3 Big 8).
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See main article: 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [1]
All Big Eight: Curtis Berry, Larry Drew[2]